Anthony Elonis received 4 years in jail for a social media “rap” that threatened violence on his wife and law enforcement agents. SCOTUS will review whether to consider his words as intent or entertainment.

While some courts seem to be looking at social media evidence as similar to other evidence garnered from Internet (such as other website printouts), others have latched on to the ease with which social media accounts can be fabricated.

Before advertising using social media, companies should take care to ensure that it has not inadvertently violated any of the laws, rules or guidelines highlighted above. Failure to do so may expose the unwitting to significant risk.

Claims of owning a majority stake in one of the most popular social media platforms of all time are usually met with raised eyebrows, and unfortunately can also be met with some pretty serious legal retaliation against your lawyers